Govs fans remain upbeat despite loss

1:42 AM,
Sep. 1, 2013

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Just like every year around the start of September, a sea of orange descended upon Knoxville on Saturday to come together in the cavernous Neyland Stadium.

Austin Peay did what it could to prepare during the week, blaring music over the speakers at Governors Stadium during most practices. But first-year coach Kirby Cannon knows there's no substitute for the noise and hostility from the announced crowd of 97,169 that greeted the Govs with boos when they came out of the locker room prior to kickoff.

"It's tough to communicate," Cannon said. "Any jitters are just magnified by the noise. It's not a ...